Package fastener



Dec, 16, 1924.

S. EDDINS PACKAGE FASTENER Filed Marrih '7, 1924 Patented Dec. 16, 1924i.v

UNITED STATES earner orties.

SEXTUS A. EDDINS, OF BROCKTON, liIAS-SACHUSETTS, ASSl-"GNOR TO GORDO-HYDE COM- PANY, O'F BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORORJTON GF M'ASSACHUSETTS.

PACKAGE FASTENER.

Application filed March 7, 1924.

fo al? who/.11i may concern.'

Be it knoivn that I. SEXTUS A. EnnrNs, a citizen ot the Unite-d States. and resident ot Brockton, in the county ot Plymouth and State ot lilassacl'iusetts. have invented au improvement in Package Fasteners, ot which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings. is a specification, like letters on the drawings representing like parts.

.li/ly present invention is a novel and improved method of securing packages. boxes, bundles and the like. by means of a. quick, automatically locking and retaining device.

Heretotore many eii'orts have been made to provide a catch, clasp or the like permanently secured at one end ot' the cord or string in order to afford a convenient means tor quickly Wrapping, holding and securing bundles, boxes. packages, etc., but none ot' these have pro-ven entirely satisfactory. Most of such catches or clasps were objectionable. quickly Wearing out, getting out ot order. requiring' dillicult manipulation. and constituting a serious obstruction, or objectionable as catching on other articles, etc. ln my present invention l have ohviated the diiiiculties above briefly out-lined, having devised a form of automatic holding and locking mechanism, which Will itself.v protect, conceal. and guard the locked portion oi the cord or string. presenting a smooth exterior sin'i'ace, avoiding danger of catching or becoming unlocked, WhileI at the same time holding the cord irmly in locked position, permitting the cord to be drawn tightly, and hold the same securely when drawn up to the last degree of tension desired.

In carrying out my present invention I provide a combined knot receiving and tensioning member, which consists in a circular or other suitably shaped resilient device, having a central dome or the like. and al peripheral flange. This may be of fibre, celluloid. rubber, metal or other compound.. and with means therein to secure one end. of the attaching cord. Preferably I so position the cord that its leading portion Will extend from the device adjacent the tlange, said flange being the tensioning member cooperating with the cord. This I accomplish by toi-ming tivo holes in the dome portion ot the device, threading the cord therethrough. knotting one end and leading the loose. end or bight of the cord outwardly adjacent Serial No. 597,645.

the iiange and underneath the same. Thus when the device and cord are applied to a package and the free end ot t-he cord Wrapped around the device, interlockingT ivith the secure end ot the cord between same and the tensioning ilange. I secure at once a, frictional tension and interlocking action. Several Wrappings ot the cord around the device increasing the tension and interlocking. 1Where the cord has been applied around tour sides oi the rectangular article. I thus secure tour interlocking en gagements, each timey the, cord is Wrapped around the device under the flange. Repeated interivrappings increase the securing action. Furthermore, the construction, arrangement and combination ot the member and the cord, prevent traying. cutting or damaging the cord, While still exerting thc desired tension thereon to secure the henctit ot the interlocking action above explained.

@ther features. novel advantages and imn portant characteristics ot the invention will be hereinafter more fully pointed out and claimed.

Reterring to ther drawings. illustrating a preferred embodiment ot my invention.

Fiel. l is a plan vien' showing my iinproved tying and holding device applied to a rectangular packa e' Fig. 2 is an enlarg d view illustrating the interlockingfeature Fig. 3 is a corresponding enlarged view shoiving a single turn of the interlocking` effect;

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional View on the line 5 ot' Fig.

It Will be appreciated that my device may consist in a member and cord, string or the like of anv suitable size, strength, length and capaciy. illustrated in Fig. l I have sholWn same in substantially actual size for usual package, carton or bundle use. As herein illustrated 1 designates a rectangular package. such for example as a bundle. box or other article which it is desired to secure by a string or cord. My improved device consists in the member designated generally at 2 and the cord 3. The member 2 may be of metal, rubber, liber or other suitable or desired equivalent material. preferably being tough and resilient, and comprises the dome shaped central portion llt) 5 and a circular flange portion 6. This member' is preferably circular, but may ot course be of any other desired contour. The member is of sullicient strength to receive holes 7 and 8 through which the cord 3 is threaded and the knot 1() at one end ot the cord 3 holds lthe same against displacement and is concealed and protected within the dome shaped section With the cord 3 thus threaded through from the interior of the dome and with the knot therein, then inwardly through the recess S-the latter adjacent the flange 6, the cord is then led around the article or package to be secured. is herein shown for com venience, I have designated the parts of the cord 3 as the same is led from `the opening` 8 around the article 1, as 15 and 16, when a single encircling corded action desired, and 17 and 18 when a plurality, as shown in Figs. 17 2 and t is desired, 20 indicated the free end of the cord in each instance.

In applying my device tov an article 1, the member 2 is placed approximately centrally and the free end of the cord Wrapped around-as indicated at l'and 16, Fig. 8 the free end 20 being rove around under the flange 6 and into interlocking engagement, as lindicated at 2l. Fig. 5, betweerL that'portion of the cord 3 as it emerges on the inside ofthe dome and the ad jacent flange 6, together with the first part 16. The binding,- action and tension of the interlocking parts as thus explained, and in cooperation with the tension of the flange 6 to hold the cords firmly,'tightly and securely into the position to which they are tightei'ied automatically and instantly. Additional turns can be taken if desired by the end 20 if ot sufficient length, and the entire device can be loosened by a simple reversa-1 of the tightening action,v unwinding' the loose end 20 in opposition to the direction in which it has been wound. rl`he Cord can be wound either from right to left or reverse and inl either instance holds firmly and strongly, and automatically shown. The cord and fastener can be used indenitely and the flange 6 can", if" desired.v be employed for advertising or other uses,

It will be noted that my improved de-V vice constitutes a quick-acting, positivel locking device, readily unloosed and ca! pable offrepeated and continuous reusing. rlhe cord itself is wound and locked in a manner to preserve its strei'igth and without sharp angles or the lile which would tend to cut or wea-lien the same, thus insuring long usefulness The dome-like forni the carrying` and securingineniber furthermore conceals and prete ts :the interloele ing sections or portions of' the cord, irre-V spective of size, and will hold same whetherl the cord is wrapped around oncefor man v times, this also preserving the smooth eX- terior over the knotted portions.

My invention is .further described and defined the form of claims as follows:

A package fastener, comprising a circular member having a dome shaped por tion and an upwardly inclined flange formed integral therewith at its periphery` said dome shaped port-ion being provided with a plurality of perforations, anda cord having a knot at one end, the knotted end lying` within the concavity of' the dome, said cord passingupwardly through one ofthe holes and thence downwardly through the other hole, whereby, when the loose cord portion is wrapped about a bundle, the convolutions of the cord will be interlocked beneath' the iliange and with the portion of the cord adjacent the second of the holes y 

